Former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has reportedly reached a tentative compensation with women who have accused him of sexual misconduct.
Board members from his former studio are included in the deal, believed to be worth $44m (€39.3m).
The executives were accused of failing to protect employees from a hostile work environment and Weinstein's conduct.
Civil rights charges
A lawyer for Mr Weinstein’s brother Bob – a co-founder of The Weinstein Company – told a bankruptcy court judge on Thursday that "an economic agreement in principal" had been reached with the complainants.
More than 15 misconduct lawsuits have been filed against Harvey Weinstein or the company – forcing the studio into bankruptcy.
If the deal is finalised, it would resolve a civil rights lawsuit filed by the New York attorney general's office, but would not cover criminal charges.
Harvey Weinstein at the New York Supreme Court, 20-12-2018. Image: Alec Tabak/Pool/Sipa USACriminal charges
Mr Weinstein has denied sexually assaulting two women and is due to go on trial in New York in September.
He has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex.
More than 70 women, mostly young actresses and others in the movie business, have accused him of sexual misconduct dating back decades.
Weinstein
As the accusations against Mr Weinstein mounted, The Weinstein Company fired him and filed for bankruptcy,
He was also expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
His case helped launch the #MeToo movement, which has led to dozens of powerful men in entertainment, politics and other fields being accused of sexual misconduct.
